Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited announced changes to its leadership team. Sven Dethlefs, Executive Vice President, North America Commercial, will leave Teva on November 17, 2023, and Christine (Chris) Fox, who most recently served as Global President, Gene Therapies at Novartis will be the new head of Teva?s U.S. Commercial Business. Christine (Chris) Fox comes to Teva as Executive Vice President, U.S. Commercial Business from her role at Novartis Gene Therapies where she started as President in December 2021.

Prior to this role, Chris was vice president and general manager for the Bone, Cardiometabolic and Nephrology business for Amgen. She also served as the general manager of the company?s United Kingdom and Ireland affiliate. Earlier in her career, she also held leadership positions at Merck, Takeda, and several startups.

Chris brings more than 30 years of healthcare industry experience with leadership roles in sales, marketing, and commercial operations, responsible for teams ranging from 2500+ associates to small, nimble consulting teams. She has a deep understanding of issues affecting the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, as well as expertise across a range of therapy areas.